Women with Eyes Open (1994)
Overview
Portraits of contemporary African women from four West African nations: Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal and Benin.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 0.1 |
Directed By
Anne-Laure Folly
Crew
Philippe Papin
Ali Wade
Sylvie Allombert
Kadidia Sanogo
Moussa Diallo
Abdou Diouf
Vincent Lochmann
Richard Verthé
Racine Harouna Keita
Jean-Louis Penez
Papa Gora Seck
Anne-Laure Folly
Anne-Laure Folly
TOP CAST
Djelika Diallo
Self
Alimata Konate
Self
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